"Annie is so great at explaining things so that they are easy to understand and follow... I'm really enjoying it - loving learning such practical skills "

- Catherine G

  • 66 video lessons
  • Comprehensive handouts
  • Giftable projects
  • Supportive Facebook community
  • Expert tuition
  • Live support
I just asked the members of my sewing community...
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​'what is the ONE thing that would have given you confidence when you started your sewing journey?'

Do you know what they pretty much all said? ​
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'Doing a course like YOURS'

What will I learn?

Learn to sew : Back to basics is a comprehensive online sewing course with 66 sewing video tutorials, detailed hand outs, live support and weekly video conferencing with me - award winning bridal designer and sewing tutor Annie Lucas.

You will learn:
  • how to thread
  • sew straight lines and curves
  • adjust machine tension
  • know which sewing needle to use, when (and how to change it)
  • all about grain​...
...as well as more advanced techniques such as French seams,
applique, using bias binding, and much more!
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You will make 5 easy sewing projects over the course and it will set you up to experiment with projects of your own for confident solo sewing! From a simple pin cushion - to a string of bunting, the projects are fun, practical, giftable and clearly explained for maximum learning.
USE THE CODE: STITCH2021 to grab a UK New Year Lockdown special of 30% off!
What’s great about your course is that you break it down into such manageable chunks. It’s so digestible and so clear. You also explain the WHY behind how to do things which makes it much easier to understand. 

- Poppy N

How does it work?

The course is run in a closed Facebook group, with both recorded videos and regular weekly group video calls for anyone who has questions about the teaching that week. 

Participants share work, support each other and ask questions and support is offered speedily by tutor Annie who checks in with the group throughout the week.

Each session introduces a series of skills for that week. These are consolidated into a project - practical, useful and good enough to give to friends and family! 
.Week 1:  Get to know your machine - threading, tension and more, sewing in a straight line - make a pincushion
Week 2: Sewing curves - make a padded heart decoration
Week 3: Seaming and edging techniques - make a french seamed cushion cover
Week 4: Applique and bias binding - make your own bunting
Week 5: Inserting a lining into a 3D Object - make a mug cosy

Participant numbers are limited so everyone gets proper support, and this only runs a handful of times per year.  The next course  begins on the 21st January 2021.

What will I make?

Current student projects

Week by week carefully designed projects give you a chance to use your new skills to make beautiful giftable items you can sew again and again.

A comprehensive foundational sewing course, 66 video lessons, one year access and live support as you go ...

Learn to Sew: Back to Basics is packed with sewing tips and tricks, projects you will want to make again and again, with all the building blocks to amazing sewing explained clearly and digestibly - so teach yourself to sew with us and start stitching today!
This course if for you if you:
are a complete beginner
have sewed before but don’t feel confident now
don't know where to start
own a sewing machine but have never taken it out or the box or
gave up when trying to thread it and haven’t looked at it since…
Did I mention the discount code OHSEWEARLYBIRD to grab our pre-Christmas early bird price of  30% off?
I’m a complete beginner to sewing, and have recently started the Back to Basics course. Annie has got me hooked already! Her teaching style is excellent, well paced and really clear, and the videos are easy to follow and in ‘bite size’ chunks... 

- Jane p

Sewist in Chief

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Hello!  I'm Annie Lucas, an award winning bridal & costume designer and passionate sewing teacher. ​
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I trained as a costume designer at Central St Martins and London College of Fashion, and I began teaching 6 years ago after the birth of my first daughter.

It gives me such a buzz to share a skill that brings so much to my life, and to empower my students to love their machines, have their own ideas and express themselves with their new found skills. 
Liberate that sewing machine from its place under the stairs and Start to Stitch!
USE THE CODE: STITCH2021 to grab a UK New Year Lockdown special of 30% off! ( making it under £100! )